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Students recover from 2020 financial burdens

March 9, 2021 Blue Banner Staff Member 0 Comments Careers, college jobs, covid, financial hardships, jobs, students, unca

Brandon Ayoungchee Arts & Features writer bayoungc@unca.edu Last year was a challenge to UNC Asheville students recovering from the recession

News

Between Moderna and Pfizer many students are none the wiser

February 16, 2021 Blue Banner Staff Member 0 Comments Avl news, COIVD-19, health, Moderna, pandemic, Pfizer, students, vaccine

Sam Hager Assistant News Editor shager@unca.edu From microchips to mind control, misinformation abounds concerning the current COVID-19 vaccines. According to

Sports

International student athletes impacted heavily by COVID

November 12, 2020 Blue Banner Staff Member 0 Comments covid, international, Spain, sports, students

Roman Uglehus Sports Editor ruglehus@unca.edu As students of UNC Asheville were on their third day of spring break last semester,

Arts & Features Features

Students, faculty and staff display their best memories from around the world

April 14, 2019 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments blowers gallery, Bolivia, Peru, Ramsey Library, Salt Flats, students, study abroad, Study Abroad Office, unca

Students gather for the Study Abroad Photo Contest reception at Blowers Gallery in Ramsey Library.

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Annual Internship Expo seeks out talented UNCA students

March 24, 2019 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments Career Center, employers, internships, students, unca

Evelyn King News Staff Writer eking3@unca.edu UNC Asheville held its student Internship Expo where speakers from 19 local organizations and

Sports

Super Smash bros club brings competitive gaming to UNCA

March 24, 2019 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments clubs, sports, students, super smash bros, video games

During finals week most students might find the release of a new video game an unneeded distraction, but for the future members of the Super Smash Bros club this was the release they couldn’t miss. Nintendo released their newest installment of their wildly popular fighting game series “Super Smash Bros Ultimate” in December 2018. The game is a series of multiplayer battles in which many well-known Nintendo characters are pitted against each other to fight, with each character using their unique abilities in the fray.

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Student safety and success shape the university’s response to The Woods closing

September 4, 2018November 7, 2018 Maggie Haddock 0 Comments bill haggard, finances, money, resed, residence halls, residential education, students, the woods, UNC Asheville, unca

In the aftermath of the Woods closing on Aug. 16, university officials push to quickly and effectively resolve problems identified by the Department of Insurance, while promoting student success and safety.